Student Research Committee, Babol University of Medical Sciences.
Mobility Impairment Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences.
Int Q Community Health Educ. 2021 Jan;41(2):133-142. doi: 10.1177/0272684X20916599. Epub 2020 Apr 6.
Determine attitude of young people to reproductive health issues can somewhat predict their behavior in this area. This helps us in planning future on reproductive health. The aim of this study was to determine the attitude of reproductive health and related factors among Iranian students in public universities in Iran.
A cross-sectional study was carried out. The tool was developed based on a literature review to find out about reproductive health attitudes and sociodemographic factors associated. The face and content validity of the questionnaire was performed using expert judgment. Cronbach's coefficient and test-retest were used to determine the reliability. Data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences software by independent test, ANOVA, and multiple linear regression.
Out of 461 respondents, the majority of students were nonmedical sciences (81.1%). The main sources of information for reproductive health awareness were the media (40%); 54.9% disagreed with having premarital sex in both sexes, while only 36% agreed to postpone sexual activity until marriage in order to prevent sexually transmitted diseases. Moreover, 64% believed that contraception would cause infertility in the future. The majority found the need for reproductive health services and education essential for single youth. Multiple regression showed a poor reproductive health attitude in nonmedical students, families who did not talk about boy-girl relationships, as well as in satellite users and hookah consumers.
The students' level of attitude on reproductive health was not satisfactory. Intervention programs related to reproductive health taking into account the cultural aspects of Iranian society can protect young people from risky behaviors and unwanted pregnancies by creating a positive attitude.
了解年轻人对生殖健康问题的态度在一定程度上可以预测他们在这方面的行为。这有助于我们规划未来的生殖健康。本研究旨在确定伊朗公立大学学生的生殖健康态度及其相关因素。
进行了一项横断面研究。该工具是基于文献回顾制定的，以了解与生殖健康态度和社会人口因素相关的内容。使用专家判断来评估问卷的表面效度和内容效度。采用 Cronbach's 系数和重测信度来确定可靠性。使用独立 t 检验、方差分析和多元线性回归分析对数据进行分析。
在 461 名受访者中，大多数学生是非医学专业的（81.1%）。生殖健康意识的主要信息来源是媒体（40%）；54.9%的人不同意男女双方都有婚前性行为，而只有 36%的人同意为了预防性病而推迟到婚后进行性行为。此外，64%的人认为避孕会导致未来不孕。大多数人认为单身青年需要生殖健康服务和教育。多元回归显示，非医学专业学生、不谈论男女关系的家庭，以及卫星用户和水烟消费者的生殖健康态度较差。
学生的生殖健康态度水平不尽如人意。考虑到伊朗社会的文化方面，开展与生殖健康相关的干预计划，可以通过树立积极的态度，保护年轻人免受危险行为和意外怀孕的影响。
